Humfrey Wanley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Humfrey Wanley

Librarian, palaeographer and scholar

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1672

Place of Birth: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Jul-1726

Profession: librarian, linguist, palaeographer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Humfrey Wanley (21 March 1672 – 6 July 1726) was an English librarian, palaeographer and scholar of Old English, employed by manuscript collectors such as Robert and Edward Harley.
He was the first keeper of the Harleian Library, now the Harleian Collection.